The Washington critic., 1887-02-02
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of tho
National GapitnI.

National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver OF conductor Of
all cars for 20 cents. good ON any line
Washington and Georgetown Railroad starts
NJ Georgetown, corner NJ High street down
Bridge street, aoross Rock Creek, east along
pennsylyania avenue, passing circle con
cofnn Gallery, state, Waran Navy Depart.
mcnts; Presidents House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department Of Justice thalt-
ing NJ Flit' enth street, where transfers are
given TO Fourteenth street Hranch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (whero transfers are given to tho
seventh street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south TO Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens TO Naval Monument
thcrc transfers are given To branch running
TO baltimore and Ohio Ruilroad depou, as-
ccnding south side of Capitol IIlll, cOntln.
uing along Il street south To Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth Branch 90 Starts at Now
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street to Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue Re-
turning, same route. Transfers given to aud
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
fHIh ~ MNuUI llthEhnl tNtl1 Hlll uOAIs
Fare, . cents additional
Seventh.stroct Branch-starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoilices, odd'Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postonlce (wherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linc), continuing across the Mall. past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving GEORGETOWN,
where II makes u circuit ui West, High,
Faycttc, Second, DumhartOn and Mont
gomory streets, passing nulr Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and OAK ilill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek 10 street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the phla'
tial residences Of the West End, including
that Of the British minister; along Seven
tecnth street west to II street north, Four
tccnth street To L, passing Wilard's and the
Ebhitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given TO the Ninthstrcet
Dfuncl), past the Patent aud Post Oillccs,
TO Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, city Hall, aud Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO u street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO l.in'
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west. except along New Jersey avenue and
p street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave The west front Of the State,
War and Navy Departn ncnts nt conyeniont
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Brancl-starts at northern ter
minus Uf seventh street west twhcre II con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diycrgng
to Ninth street. thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Pustoiices at II street (whcrc
transfers are given to main line east or
wesn thence 10 Is street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
and.a.half street, thence TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
silver Springs Brnnch-Starts from northern
terminus Of Ninth'street Branch, following
seventh street road, past Howard Unlver-
sity and SChuetZen Park, to entrance to
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Railway-starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print.
ing Office TO Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route
North Capitol and o Street Tor BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.ahalf street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west TO Fourth street,
north to i street, west to Eleventh street,
south to Il street north, west To fOurteGntn
street, south to Ohio avenue, east %
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point Returning, same
route, except passing east over U instead OF
7 street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharyes, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostla misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along NJ street south
past navy.yard gate. To Twelfth street east
and over the AnacoStia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
l. and from Avenue Line or Scventhstreei
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
Hcrdc coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents, Horse.cai
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run to any part of the city
Fare, % cents, within | mile; ij cents pei
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour fol
more than one. Stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue aud Seventh
street northwest.